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> All browsers deal in advertising, it's the only way to make money on a free product. That's a pretty confidently wrong statement. You're aware of Wikipedia,
by kerkeslager 4y ago
> All browsers deal in advertising, it's the only way to make money on a free product.
That's a pretty confidently wrong statement.
You're aware of Wikipedia, right? More directly relevant: Konqueror?
And as is typical of HN, you seem to be unaware that people might be motivated by things other than money. Browsers are a large enough undertaking that you need some money to make one sustainably, but when money isn't your primary motivation it turns out you can do quite a bit with less.
> There's a lot more privacy features built into Brave than there are in other browsers. It's user oriented, not adtech oriented.
Brave is literally adtech. They sell ads.
- MrOwnPut 4y agoYou got pedantic instead of replying to my overall point. To take a step back, which browser do you use? Did it come with an ad blocker? Do you apply these same standards to all browsers and fiercely challenge them like Brave, let's say... Firefox?
- kerkeslager 4y agoI'm challenging the claim that Brave is somehow better, when in fact it's a step back. > Do you apply these same standards to all browsers and fiercely challenge them like Brave, let's say... Firefox? Firefox doesn't claim that they're trying to address the problem of ads on the internet, so no, I don't challenge Firefox's false claims. See how that works?
- soundnote 4y agohttps://imgur.com/a/p4CVBHb https://imgur.com/a/p4CVBHb "Power and privacy to the people. No need to dig into your security settings. Fierce privacy is our default." - Firefox on a recent update. You know, a browser that defaults to Google search and having search suggestions on. I know I'd have a couple privacy settings to change.